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To: ForGod'sSake

Fine. Read through the pile for yourself. Report back if your filtering technique comes up with anything.


34 posted on 02/16/2008 9:10:50 AM PST by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: RightWhale
Fine. Read through the pile for yourself. Report back if your filtering technique comes up with anything.

No offense RightWhale, but I would submit that MUCH of scientific and technological offerings can be easily understood by the average layman. The fly in the ointment is the language of the discipline being discussed. Sciencespeak, technospeak or whatever label you would like to apply to it is what separates the masses from the sciences. Now I'm sure this makes for lofty exchanges within the community™ where they are able to impress each other with their knowledge of the "language", which is probably not a bad thing under the circumstances.

Like so many other things it seems, science has become something that happens behind closed doors. Is it necessary, or even advisable? Laymen could care less about the language; give us the red meat.

I would really like to press on here, but gotta run for now.

35 posted on 02/16/2008 10:45:37 AM PST by ForGod'sSake (ABCNNBCBS: An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly.)
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